Profissionais arquivistas e as Tecnologias da Informação e Comunicação: desvendando aspectos curriculares no curso de Arquivologia da Universidade Federal da Paraíba

Abstract

Technological developments has brought with it social transformations, allowing individuals to access informational contents instantly. The objective of this research was to investigate how information and communication technologies (ICTs) are being inserted in the daily lives of the students of the Undergraduate Course in Archival Science at Universidade Federal da Paraíba (UFPB).Analyzes the context regarding the use ICTs in the teaching process. The research is characterized as: bibliographic, exploratory, quantitative and qualitative. The research instrument used was a semi-structured questionnaire applied to the classes of the eighth and ninth semester. Data were presented through descriptive statistics techniques. The research found that students are not considered able to meet the demands imposed by the marketplace and that a curriculum redesign would be required because the workload and the amount of the disciplines related ICTs are not sufficient for a good learning. It was verified the students' interest in attending optional courses to deepen their knowledge. It was perceived the need for improvements in infrastructure and practices geared to ICTs, as well as improvements on the contents of the classes taught.